[ICOM] Garbled receive on lower bands

[Jim Vohland]

My bet is trimmer caps. Been there, done that, got a nice t-shirt.


> From: w8kzw at arrl.net
> To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 12:40:46 -0500
> Subject: [ICOM] Garbled receive on lower bands
> 
> I have an IC-751 and IC-751A and they both exhibit this malady.  SSB on 40
> and 80 sounds garbled, CW sounds almost "hissy".  20 meters and up seem ok.
> 
> I have used the "A" for years without incident.  Then the problem occurred
> only at turn-on and for awhile thereafter in the beginning, and now is
> constantly there.  The non "A" is a rig I acquired with the issue in place.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks, & 73,
> Jeff
> W8KZW
> Near Detroit
> www.w8kzw.homestead.com
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